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Vegetarian celebs: Stars who pass on meat

Earlier this week, Morrissey pulled out of an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" because the cast members from "Duck Dynasty" were going to be on as guests. "As far as my reputation is concerned, I can't take the risk of being on a show alongside people who, in effect, amount to animal serial killers," Morrissey said in a statement, sparking a week-long feud between the singer and the comedian.

Alicia Silverstone went vegan more than a decade ago. In 2009, Silverstone authored The Kind Diet and launched a complementary website that offers tips for a total vegan lifestyle, from recipes to decorating to fashion.

Woody Harrelson. Harrelson has been vegan for nearly three decades, according to PETA. He was named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2012.

Paul McCartney. The former Beatle and solo musician is a longtime vegetarian and prominent face of the animal-rights movement. He reportedly won't even allow animal products into his dressing room and all catering must be free of meat and meat products.

Carrie Underwood. The American Idol star couldn't stomach meat after seeing cattle raised on her parents' farm. She was voted the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2007 by PETA alongside Kevin Eubanks.

Natalie Portman. The actress once wrote, "Jonathan Safran Foer's book 'Eating Animals' changed me from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." She was also named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2002.

Pamela Anderson. The former Baywatch star and PETA activist Anderson appeared in a PETA campaign in 2010 showing "All Animals Have the Same Parts."

Daryl Hannah. Activist and strict vegan Daryl Hannah told the Vegetarian Times in 2010 that she converted to vegetarianism at age 11 after bonding with a calf. "I could no longer disassociate the creature from what was on my plate," she said in the interview.

Kevin Eubanks. Musician Kevin Eubanks was voted the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2007 alongside Carrie Underwood by PETA. At the time, he released a vegetarian testimonial dressed as a strawberry in which he says: "none of that cholesterol or animal fat for me, oh no."

Milo Ventimiglia. Named by PETA as 2009's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity, Ventimiglia has been a vegetarian since he was "in the womb." The actor has talked publically about how he was raised vegetarian. "I was a vegetarian in the womb, I was doing it before it was a trend," he has joked. "My parents have been vegetarian for 40 years. They raised my sisters and I vegetarian, we had a dog - he was vegetarian."

Bill Clinton. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton has opted for a vegan diet to improve his health since having quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 and stent surgery in 2010, according to USA Today. Clinton does not eat beef, chicken or dairy, which is huge for Clinton, once known for his love of burgers and junk food.